Hyogo Prefecture announced on the 24th that 1495 people in the prefecture were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Compared to the previous Saturday, there were 1,615 fewer people.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture withdrew one person announced on the 23rd as a duplicate.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 999,303.
The number of infected people does not include those who are self-medicating.
The number of seriously ill patients decreased by two from the 23rd, bringing the total to nine.
The city of Kobe also announced the death of one infected person.
A total of 2,842 people have died from the virus in the prefecture.